Did you participate in Craftaholics Anonymous’ Homemade Gift Exchange? I did this year and this is one of the creations that I sent my swap partner. My middle name is Joy, so Christmas decorations with the word Joy in them have a special place in my heart. You will need: Black Ribbon A wood block […]
Tutorials
Tutorial- Block Christmas Advent Calendar
You will need: Two Blocks 3.5×3.5 One Block 3.5×7.25 Scrapbook paper Mod Podge Black Vinyl or other way of putting letters and numbers on the blocks First sand and paint your blocks. I knew that I wanted to use red scrapbook paper on my blocks, so I painted them green to start. Then cut your […]
Quiet Book Tutorial- The Counting Duck Pond
I wish I could say there was some fancy tutorial for this page but it is very, VERY simple. You will need: A full sheet of brown or green, depending on what you want your background to look like A full sheet of blue Scraps of yellow Scraps of dark green if you want to […]
Tutorial: Frankenstein Halloween Party Favor
Need a craft for a child’s classroom or a party favor? This little Frankenstein is your guy. He is super simple to make and fairly cheap. Fill him with candy and he will be the hit of the party. You will need: a toilet paper roll purple, black, white and green construction paper green pony beads black […]
How to make a cute pumpkin pin
My mom used to make these all the time. When I was helping her pull out all of her Halloween things, we found him in the mix. These little pins are easy and fun for kids that are just a little bit older. You will need: 12 small safety pins green seed beads white seed […]